LATAM Risk & Fraud Specialist
About the role
As a Risk & Fraud Specialist at Sporty Group, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the company and its customers from fraud and risk-related threats. You will be directly responsible for investigating suspicious activities, analyzing risk patterns, and ensuring compliance with KYC and regulatory requirements. This role is ideal for someone who is detail-oriented, analytical, and experienced in fraud prevention within financial services, online betting, or a related industry.
What you'll be doing
- Monitor, detect, and investigate suspicious transactions, betting patterns, and account activities
- Conduct customer due diligence (CDD), enhanced due diligence (EDD), and ongoing monitoring of customer activity
- Review and escalate cases of potential fraud or financial crime for further investigation
- Apply fraud prevention measures, including real-time monitoring, alerts, and controls, to minimize risk exposure
- Ensure strict adherence to KYC/AML processes in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements
- Prepare detailed reports on fraud trends, risks, and incidents, with clear recommendations for mitigation
- Collaborate with internal teams (e.g Legal, Operations, Compliance)
What you'll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field (a master’s degree or relevant certifications is an advantage)
- Proven experience in fraud detection, investigation, or risk analysis within financial services, online betting, or a similar industry
- Strong knowledge of KYC, AML, fraud detection, and fraud prevention practices
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills with strong attention to detail
- Fluency in English
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and derive actionable insights
What’s in it for you
- Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
- A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
- 28 days paid annual leave
- Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
- Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
- Top of the line equipment
- Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities
If you're interested, we encourage you to apply! Every application is reviewed by a member of our team (AI is not used in our recruitment process), and we aim to respond within 48 hours.